-FIXED-[China-only] Market : "Download was unsuccessful..."

[kipue]

[Edit]
Turned out that the lovely chinese governement somehow got to Android
Anyhow, thanks to Marcus, we have the solution, tested & confirmed working by myself.
Please follow the instructions at that link :
hiapk.com/bbs/thread-278678-1-1.html
Then you'll be happy. If you need more detailed informations, let me know.
I haven't been trying to understand the changes I made. If you somehow feel that it's a problem for you, then leave the phone as is. Also, I guess this will be usable only for rooted phones.

Have fun! And once again, thanks to Marcus.

Romain

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[original post, FYI]
Hey all,
Starting yesterday, I am having this error with the market.
Any app I try to get will give me that error : download was unsuccessful, please try again blah~
Weird thing is that it really happened out of the blue, because it was working fine until yest noon. I am on CM 5.0.7.1-N1, with the radio that came with Froyo. Issue exists with Wi-Fi and 3G.
I tried : reboot (multiple times), newer CM, Nandroid restore to a point when it was working, deleted/recreated APN.
I m too lazzy to try and downgrade the radio, and haven't tried to install Froyo.
Strange thing is : gmail app won't connect, but the email app will work (well, I knew that it isn't an internet access related issue, but still...). If I try and install a ROM from scratch, the initial Google login will fail again and again.
Actually, I have one suspicion. I am in Beijing, on China Unicom. I know that China hasn t been kind on Google lately. Any other user in China experiencing this same issue? Or does this just happen sometimes?

Thanks!

 

[jojoxman]

I am in GuangDong, and for the past 2 days similar things just happened to me.
I didn't use the GMail app but now you mentioned it, I tried it and it didn't work. It is stuck with "No connection (Retry)" screen

Using Email and setup a GMail account works fine with me as well.

Hopefully, this is not one of the other 'stunt' of the Great China Firewall.

 

[kipue]

Argh...
I do believe that we may be f***ed, at least temporarily...
Let s see where it goes, but if you do experience the same troubles, then it might a nation-wide thingy.
Are you on China Unicom, too?
Only time will tell.... But let's hope we won't have to give up on Android in China.
Any other Android friends in China having troubles? I ll update the title of the tread, see if we can catch more people's eyes.

 

[catshanghai]

Re: [In China only ?] Market : suddenly, "Download was unsuccessful..."

I'm in Shanghai and can only access market apps and gmail syncing with my vpn.

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[mahendraji]

same here in shanghai

 

[mahendraji]

i have htc dseire and now same problem happened in shanghai too .

 

[marco228]

Solved

Guys there is a fix here: hiapk.com/bbs/thread-278678-1-1.html

Good Luck

Marcus

 

[kipue]

Hey, good catch!
Will give it a shot, then report back here how it went.

Thanks

[Edit] It works! Follow Marcus link, and you ll get unstuck.
If anybody needs detailed directions, feel free to let me know.
Will edit the title and original post.


Romain

 

[trn20]

***EDIT
Gmail and the Market work on my US simcard roaming on China Unicom.

I'm in Guangdong; i've also had the same issues with Gmail and the Market at the same time. Both don't work on the network (Unicom) or WiFI connections; I'll have to give that fix a try later, thanks.

 

[eunsup]

Hello!

Can somebody translate the procedure into English?

Thanks!

 

[trn20]

The procedure is to edit your host file with the information shown.

 

[kipue]

I m happy to share this, so here is the easy way to do:
1-get the file rootexplorer, which is attached here, if you don't have it.
2- install it, of course If you do not have a file explorer to get to it, then push the file.
3- open it, then find the folder /etc, open it
4- remember to touch the button "Mount R/W" to change the status of the text r/o into r/w right next to the button.
5- find the file called "hosts", and long press it. scroll all the way down to "Open in Text Editor"
6- there is already a line of stuff in there, so just skip a line and type :
209.85.135.100 clients2.google.com1
209.85.135.101 android.l.google.com
209.85.135.100 android.clients.google.com
underneath. I guess the spacing does not really matter, but they have to be each on a different line, as shown here. Also, it is a pain in the ass to type, so make sure there is no typo at first try
7- in options, save&exit (it creates a backup by itself)
8- reboot (not sure if that s necessary)
9- it works

there you go.

 

[GuestD0498]

Does this fix works with a phone not rooted?

 

[kipue]

Does this fix works with a phone not rooted?

Hi, I am guessing that no, it won't, since you need to access root files. I m not sure but seems to make sense to me.
Sorry! Also, this is what is preventing me to go straight away to Samsung i9000, since it isn't rooted yet...

 

[GuestD0498]

I didn't root my Legend yet and if i do so and the fix doesn't work, I will be stuck with the phone with no app on it.
At least now I have all my apps and only Gmail and the Market don't work.

Any idea from where this issue come from and if it will resolve itself?
It's the end of the chinese holiday... so maybe some hope...

 

[mahendraji]

sorry i m naive in the field of this mobile tech world .
i reached to the hosts file through your solution but i can't change read only files to write

 

[mahendraji]

this rooting stuff looks too complicated for htc desire .
is there any other way , without roooting my desire

 

[kipue]

Sorry, mate. I don't own a desire, so I really cannot help with this issue.
True enough, it's only those two apps which will not work, but still a little annoying to have to go and look online for the apps and to download them manually.
Ask on the Desire forum about this

 

[mahendraji]

4- remember to touch the button "Mount R/W" to change the status of the text r/o into r/w right next to the button.

In my htc desire i can't get this "mount r/w" is its the functionality of root explorer . because i can't see any option to change from r/o to r/w

 

[mishutkas]

Hey, what can i do if my phone isn't rooted?
Same problem as everyone has, apps not installing and no gmail.
I dont get it, why it happened. Stupid Great firewall.

I have froyo 2.2. how can i root it just to change hosts files? dont want any custom roms tho. tnx